A Celina High School junior died Sunday afternoon after being thrown from a four-wheeler along St. Anthony Road, approximately one-half mile east of state Route 49.
Megan Ann Jeffries, 17, 9505 Celina-Mendon Road, Celina, was pronounced dead at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater a short time after the 4:38 p.m. accident. [More]
A photographer and a writer for The Daily Standard were awarded first through third place awards at the annual 2008 Associated Press (AP) banquet held on Sunday in Columbus.
Staff photographer Mark Pummel earned a first-place award for best sports photo for an entry titled "Football Catch."
The judge called Pummell's entry the "perfect football photo."
"Every element is in place at this optimal angle for an instant read," the judge wrote. [More]
COLDWATER - When local high school baseball fans think about championship programs, one of the first that comes to mind is the program at Coldwater High School.
Then, they usually think about the teams under veteran coach Lou Brunswick that won four state championships in a span of seven years. [More]
Alga A. Bruey, 104, formerly of state Route 705, Yorkshire, died at 12 a.m. April 26, 2008, at The Gardens at St. Henry, where he had resided since 2004. [More]
MINSTER - Minster Historical Society members and several village officials toured parts of the Miami-Erie Canal this week to see restoration and cleanup work being done in other communities along the historic waterway.
The Celina track team posted a weekend of solid showings, with a group heading to Dayton for the Edwin Moses Relays at Welcome Stadium before the whole sqaud went to the Gerald Swankhouse Invitational in Upper Sandusky on Saturday.
ROSSBURG - Joey Saldana of Brownsburg, Ind., took control of the 30-lap All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Series so quickly at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night that neither him or early leader Daryn Pittman knew just when it happened.
